#oddly motivational

[lidoshka]

#makes me cry #oddly motivational #comcis #rip

[mxmeiyun]

realizing that there are so many woefully incompetent assholes out there doing what they're doing. to name just a few- george santos lying about his entire resumé and still getting sworn in, several of the current sitting supreme court justices, whatever the fuck elon musk has got going on, whoever is in charge of netflix rn)

thinking about this is really doing wonders for my imposter syndrome.

#imposter syndrome #oddly motivational #lorn's life

[woklaza]

Mafia Soukoku headcanon: Chuuya was forced to learn to play the piano by Kouyou so he has better 'mind coordination'. So in their apartment, there's a piano in the living room. Dazai, being Dazai, would hide stuff inside the piano until it finally broke one day.

Chuuya, practicing: Dazai, being a perfect pitch: Why did the song start with D instead of E? Chuuya: I guess the piano got old. *continues playing* A loud twang from inside the piano: Bwangggg Chuuya: What the...? *Checks the inside of the piano* Chuuya, abnormally quiet: Dazai. Dazai, all innocent-like: Yes? Chuuya: There are 12 cans of tinned crabs, a moulding sandwich, a pouch of diamonds, 40 bottles of painkillers and A WHOLE BOTTLE OF PETRUS-

The Petrus apparently broke the strings for being too heavy. Chuuya and Dazai decided to keep the broken piano and not discard it.

#bsd #bsd dazai #bsd chuuya #soukoku #dazai osamu #chuuya nakahara #bsd incorrect quotes #Woklaza's silly hcs #No why is this one so oddly specific #coming from grade 8 pianist #Do not ask what Dazai's motives are

[botanautical]

'We all yearn for the woods. That's why every fellow on this island wants to settle down near a tree - just one will do.'

#dazai osamu #bsd dazai #bungou stray dogs #bungo stray dogs #bsd #bsd fanart #it's dazai day!! #i wish this insufferable fictional man weren't so beloved to me #but as somebody plagued by silly brain issues he is oddly comforting and makes me feel less alone #and bsd introduced me to actual dazai osamu whose writing is honestly groundbreaking to me and i've barely even scratched the surface #it's something about the confluence of humour and tragedy... the desire to exist to bring joy to others at the expense of one's own #i feel like asagiri imparted this notion well onto bsd dazai - i know a lot of people dislike dazai and question his motivations #but i have faith in him and believe he's pursuing good #anyway excuse the ramble! the caption is from dazai's short story 'monkey island'! thank you to my dear partner for finding it for me!! #i'm really very happy with how this piece turned out - i wanted to depict bsd dazai but really pay suitable homage to his namesake #it's been a while since i've had fun drawing but this one and other recent pieces this month have really brought me back into it #happy birthday dazai #botanautical

[bithegarden]

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all cuties from @bekkathyst !!

#I'm back babey!!!!!! #feeling oddly motivated to post more originals so stay posted :3 #crystals #grape agate #amethyst #fluorite #original #witchblr

[chemblrish]

7 January 2023

Preparing for next week's math test. The workload is a bit daunting but I got this! ✨

#im feeling oddly optimistic given how close finals are lol #mine #studyblr #chemblr #studyspo #study motivation #stemblr

[queer-enderdragon]

Dtiys by @weaselishmcdiesel !! mumbo helpin G with some pin feathers he couldnt reach <3

#n yes i Did go a little batshit on the wings <- autism be dammed #winged grian #mumbo jumbo #grian #grumbo #hermitshipping #weaselish1kdtiys #zach creates #my drawings #also i made some extra doodles inspired on this scenario/art but i need to clean them up a bit first b4 postin o(-( #n oddly enough this got me on the mood for art so now im finishin other stuff i havent touched in a bit! :o #anyways hope ya like it !! it was very fun to do. ty for the motivation :3c

[fantasythetrashywriter]

Oh man, I found this great author who writes AMAZING MadoHomu stuff. Like, all the works I’ve seen from them are WONDERFUL!! They’re on AO3, called rubylily (here’s their Madoka works) and just…WOW they write SO WELL. I don’t think it’s for everyone, but for me I really appreciate (and admire, A LOT) how they write and all their stories too!!

They also have a few fics on MadoSaya, MadoMami, HomuMami, SayaMami, and one fic was KyoMami and one other fic was KyoMado too. There’s also some stories there that aren’t romantic, just platonic!

But everything I’ve seen from them are GREAT.

(Oh but many (if not all) of the MadoHomu fics I’ve seen from them are bittersweet and generally hurt/comfort. It’s great, for me especially “in your eyes, an endless garden”.)

The way they write their hurt/comfort fics is KILLING ME in the inside, I swear…and it’s such an addictive feeling…it’s just so good for me…

#Fantasy talks #puella magi madoka magica #pmmm #Kaname Madoka #Akemi Homura #Madohomu #Homumado #You can navigate through the tags of course! #The Madohomu fic I discovered them with is smut actually #But I think they only wrote one smut fic from PMMM (aside from some implications in another fic…) #And also if you don’t want to see that one the tags are there to help! #But anyway all the stories I’ve seen from them are great! #Maybe give them a check? #For me it’s oddly motivating reading their stories hehe… #I admire how they write… #And I’m so glad they wrote for this fandom!

[thegoldenhoof]

This is perhaps a reach or perhaps not, but there is an interesting corelation to draw between the last few years trend of -"I need to know the details of your trauma to sympathise with you otherwise I'm going to automatically put your actions in the worst possible context, cencor you and feel morally superior about it that." -and how, perhaps the same paradim plays out in the text interpretation and fandom

And because I am always thinking about OFMD and Ed and Izzy (and sometimes Stede) this is infact about Ed and Izzy (and maybe Stede).

It is easier for fan's to sympathize with Ed (and Stede) because we are show their trauma. This is obvious. It is in fact so much easier that within a few weeks of Season 1 airing, we went beyond that and Ed's ADHD and Stede being Autistic became well established fanons to explain behaviors that could not be linked directly with their trauma.

On the other hand the idea of Izzy having anxiety issues was floated very early on, hinted by his "stomach issues in high stress situations" anecdote and his general discomfort and blustering when he doesn't have clear directions. In fact Izzy with anxeity and catastrophyzing would explain a lot of his behavior. But we are not shown Izzy's trauma and so he doesn't deserve the empathy, and the possible mental health context. He is just the selfish power hungry villian because empathy is only reserved for those who show us their wounds.

#izzy hands #fandom critical #this is an observation not a judgement. #nor is it dissecting any one person's motivation. #i've been put in a situation IRL where i need to empathize with someone i don't really agree with or like much. #and oddly this is what struck me #and honestly helped me be kinder to their position.

[ekingston]

who do you think is the main ship in sg? (for arrow its felicity x oliver, the flash being barry x iris...) does dansen count as our main ship since alex is the second main lead? or would you say the danvers sisters is technically the main and strongest pairing

oh it’s the danvers sisters all the way! i don’t think the CW’s Supergirl really has a ‘main’ romantic ship—that sort of thing wasn’t really ever their forte. Alex and Kelly could have been it, but only if the writers had actually tried to sell it; i feel their romance lacked buildup, their rapport (to me) always came across more friendly than magnetic, and Kelly was never given enough time to grow into her own person, separate from the roles she played in other people’s arcs. Azie objectively killed it, but even for a supporting character i think she was given very little to work with!

#like where’s Alex and Kelly and Esme’s lil spin-off #i didn’t watch Superman & Lois but i would have watched THAT #(possibly motivated by me missing my sister and chyler always oddly both amplifying & soothing that soreness) #i still want to break this show down to the bones and build it back better #guess that’s why i’m still here! how about you? #ask me things! #anonymous

[deargravity]

akashi’s secret to success is waking up at 5 a.m. to the alarm: “good morning you stunning stack of fucking sunshine! rise and fucking grind! do you fucking know what today is

#knb #kuroko no basket #akashi seijuro #that tiktok audio is oddly motivating to me idk abt the rest of u #teiko training camp led by akashi and they all have to wake up to this every morning #(in that same vein i think he likes a lot of 80s rock. totally not projecting or anything)

[olibavee]

hi that anon i got apparently inspired my brain to generate an utterly demented dream last night in which Wan owned an old USB mp3 player and he'd download music to it but it had to be from videos that he knew had gotten copyright-claimed and reuploaded to youtube. like it was the only way he'd listen to music. he'd never buy it or download official files from the artists. it had to be from copyright-claimed videos. he wouldn't even download the video file...just the mp3...

#my art #*wan #this oddly felt like something he would actually do. #you know how people say 'you won't truly know your characters until you understand their motivations' or something similar? #well wan fucking eludes me at every turn.

[dudefrommywesterns]

Title: Aw, C'mon

Ship: Mike x Bill Baker

Words: 970

Description: Mike is trying, and failing, to write an essay. Bill interrupts.

Mike spun their pen between their fingers. The ideas for this essay simply weren’t coming. Across a sheet of lined paper they’d scribbled vague concept after vague concept but none stuck. What about? No, that’s overdone. Then, there could be– that’s a stretch. On page 70…would that make a long enough essay? 

A knock at the door. 

“Come in,” Mike said, not looking up from their paper. 

The door opened. 

What was that term? Their professor said it at least twice…maybe it was in their notes. Where had they put their notebook? They spun their pen again. 

A scrambled bit of speech hit their ears. Oh, that’s right, someone had come in. What did they want? 

“You study too hard,” Mike heard finally. They looked up and found their boyfriend Bill, peering over their shoulder. How long had he been like that? 

“Mm, no, I never do enough.” 

They turned back to their scribbles. Now that their head had cleared, they realized it was an incomprehensible mess. They crumbled the paper and threw it in the trash can. They pulled out another piece. 

Bill tapped their shoulder. “What’s goin’ on in that pretty head? Hm?” 

“Nothing,” Mike complained. “Not a damn thing.” 

“I doubt that,” he said, with a chuckle. “You do more thinking than anybody.”

That was hardly true. Or, if it was, most of their thoughts were more useless. 

“Not any useful thinking.” 

Bill’s breath warmed their neck, causing a shiver down their spine. Why did he have to get so close? How could they do any thinking now? 

“You’re the smartest person on campus,” Bill said, without a hint of exaggeration or comedy. 

“You have to say that,” Mike said. “You’d be a terrible boyfriend if you didn’t.” 

“Doesn’t make it a lie.” 

No, but…

“It makes it biased.” 

“You know I’m not the only one who thinks that.” 

“Junior too?” Mike joked. 

“Sure. Your professors, too. If they don’t, they’re wrong.” 

Mike scoffed. “Are you trying to give me a pep talk or an inflated ego?” 

He wrapped his arms around their middle. They could smell his cologne…warm, a bit like amber…a knockoff of something… The fabric of his sweater warmed them, even through their blouse. He was soothingly, addictingly, warm. Mike’s skin, prone to chill, craved him. 

Essay. Due. Next week. Five pages. Handwritten. Still no topic. 

This boy was not about to tank their grade. 

They stared down at their new blank page. They closed their eyes, trying to imagine their finished essay. 

Lips ghosted their neck. Their eyes snapped open. What was he trying to do? Why was he here? 

“Bill,” Mike asked gently. “What do you want?” 

“You,” he said simply. 

That much was clear. 

“What do you want with me?” they pressed. 

He pressed his lips to their neck, as if to answer their question. 

“Take a break?” he asked, almost insisting. 

“Don’t you have homework?” Mike asked. 

“I’d rather study you.” 

Smooth. Real smooth. 

They rolled their eyes, fondly. “You don’t study hard enough.” 

“You, I do. Quiz me.” 

His lips brushed their ear. Mike waved their hand, like swatting a fly. 

“Unless you have an idea for my essay, the door is over there.” 

“Maybe a break’ll give you inspiration.” 

He moved away from their neck and sat on their desk. Boy, he looked pretty today. The smile playing at his lips, the dark green of his sweater. He was such an enticing distraction. 

Essay due…next week…

“Baby,” Mike pleaded, “Please go, I gotta write five pages.” 

Bill glanced at their blank page and pointed out, “Looks like you aren’t getting any done.” 

That was true. They hadn’t gotten a single useful word in the last hour. They had to, though. They had to write this paper. 

But Bill, oh, look at him. He leaned in, and their eyes got caught on his lips. They looked soft, plush. Did he want a kiss? He sure looked like he was begging for a kiss. 

“Aw, c’mon,” he teased. 

No, not that tone. Not the one that would annoy them if it was anyone else. It was adorable when he did it, somewhere between coaxing and pestering. 

“Kiss me,” he repeated, in that same tone. 

Oh, they wanted to. How often did guys look at them with such gentle eyes, pleading to be kissed? They knew now why everyone told them to stick to books and keep from boys. 

“C’mon.” 

They put down their pen, and he leaned in closer. What was the point in resisting? Their essay could be written later, Bill was right here, right now. 

They pulled him into a kiss by his shirt collar. When their lips touched, they knew it was the right choice. They’d needed that kiss. 

Right after, came another kiss, much gentler. And another, and another. 

“You’re bad news for my grades,” Mike said, after they pulled apart. 

He smiled his world-ending smile, the one with teeth showing and eyes glittering. They could care later, when he wasn’t smiling at them like that. 

He slid off the desk, and came behind them again, engulfing them in a hug. They had no frame of reference, but they were sure that Bill’s hugs were their favorite. 

He took a deep breath. 

“How about we hug for a while?” he suggested. “I don’t know about you, but I could use a hug.” 

It amazed them that he could, so genuinely, want and need to be close to them. He genuinely seemed to desire their affections. 

“Okay,” Mike conceded. “Just a little while.” 

Mike stood, and he pulled them into his chest. They rubbed their face into his sweater, relishing in its softness. When they looked up at him, he’d closed his eyes. He hummed in contentment. Their heart swelled, and they squished themselves against him. Comfy, cozy, just right. 

#i've been playing with more free indirect discourse #typewriter dings #b.b. #self ship #self shipping community #last art/fic for a bit i promise #i've been oddly motivated

[tomorrowneverreleases]

Day 59 of waiting for Bond26 news

[ID in alt text]

Ballpoint pen + highlighter + sticky note

Time: 9 minutes

#james bond #countdown #quartermaster #major boothroyd #(this was sloppily done so i can remind myself to pay attention to studying on my finals haha) #(oddly enough?? this sketch is motivating me to study)

[daydadahlias]

not to sound mentally ill at 1:30 am on a Sunday night but. when I find leftovers that past!me put in the fridge bc she meal prepped for the week, or when I find sticky notes with reminders on them to brush my teeth or shower that I wrote for myself knowing I might be awake until 1 am again and forget, or when I see that a past version of me has already done an assignment last week so I don’t have to do it tonight,, I just want to say thanks to her for taking care of me.

#it’s probably just bc I haven’t slept a lot this last week bc of all the stuff I’ve had to do #but :( #I’m like oddly emotional over past!jess like we’re not the same person #bc like :( idk :( past me bought chocolate bars a couple weeks ago knowing current me would want them #I stocked up on food so I wouldn’t be hungry #I wrote reminders so that even when I got swamped with work I wouldn’t forget to eat or bathe or take care of myself #and I know that seems stupid to notice and like it should just be Inherent for a person lol #but !! freshman me didn’t do this !! freshman/sophomore me was all outta whack #and so :( idk #I’m usually so sleep deprived and chaotic that I forget I’ve even done things for myself until I see them #and sometimes I am consciously like ‘future Jess will really appreciate this’ #like last night !! I did an assignment that’s not even due until the 29TH!!!!!!! #bc I had the motivation and I knew future Jess would be happy #and when it comes to the 29TH and I don’t have to worry about it I WILL be so happy!!!!!!! #I love people :( #I love what we do for ourselves #I love me #so yeah :) #that’s my bit for the night ok byeee

[nervocat]

Do I want to change my theme to Huohuo? Yes. Will I do it rn? Prob not, maybe after I post the prologue of my series because I feel like today is the day 😼😼

#💭 ͏ ͏͏ ͏: ͏ ͏ ͏ nervo rambles ˑ ִ✷ #Penacony has given me the motivation #and oddly enough crow #I feel like I'm mentioning them a lot lately.. #oh well #I'm off!! #finally have idea on how to write everything :DD